Georgia Tech vs Welcome to UGA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Georgia Tech
Navigate campus life with this comprehensive guide. Discover building information, dining options, and classroom locations. Stay informed about campus events, news, and student organizations, with real-time bus tracking for easy transit.
- Campus building information
- Event listings
- Real-time bus tracking
- Campus news updates
- Student organization directory
- Universal search functionality
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Introducing the all-new Georgia Tech app, completely rewritten from the ground up! Your guide to everything you’ll need while on campus. PLACES - View detailed information for all buildings on campus, including operating hours and nearby bus stops - Find a place to eat or easily figure out where your classroom building is located EVENTS - Keep track of what’s happening on campus BUSES - View up-to-date locations and time predictions for Georgia Tech Stinger buses and Tech Trolley. NEWS - Stay up-to-date with the latest news in the GT community ORGANIZATIONS - Explore the many clubs & student organizations GT has to offer UNIVERSAL SEARCH - Search news articles, places, bus stops, organizations, and sites all in one place - Accessible (almost) anywhere in the app + AND MUCH, MUCH MORE! This update is the culmination of many months of hard work, so be sure to let us know what you think by leaving a review or using the in-app support feature.
Welcome to UGA
This app offers essential information for new University of Georgia students and families attending orientation. It provides access to campus resources throughout your academic career, aiming to ease the transition to university life.
- New Student Orientation information
- Campus resource directory
- Information for families
- Transition support
- Bulldog life adjustment tools
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Orientation at the University of Georgia is a hallmark event for many new students and families. The Welcome to UGA app provides useful information for the New Student Orientation session that students attend as well as campus resources that are available throughout your UGA career. This is a great resource to have at your fingertips to help you access the resources you need when you need them. Transitioning from successful admission to the UGA to your first night on campus can be tough, but the tools available here are set to make your time adjusting to life as a Bulldog, a smooth one.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Welcome to UGA at 100% against Georgia Tech's 42%. Welcome to UGA also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.1). Georgia Tech's advantage is ratings volume (85 vs 18) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Welcome to UGA holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 85 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Georgia Tech's written reviews are positive against 100% of Welcome to UGA's.
Georgia Tech ships an update every 3 months, Welcome to UGA every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Georgia Tech | Welcome to UGA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (85 ratings) | 4.6 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 85 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Georgia Tech | University of Georgia Admissions |
Customer experience
Georgia Tech
Welcome to UGA
Bugs and requests
Georgia Tech
Reported bugs
29 issues- Blue screen and freezes
- Crashes on launch
- Blue screen
- Blank blue screen
- Takes to blue screen and kicks out
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- Search doesn't function on iPhone 10 onwards
- Keeps kicking out when trying to look at something
- Sliver crashes
- Nextbus map links broken
- Live map for next bus doesn't work
- Sliver section crashing
- Sliver crashing problem
- App crashes immediately when clicking 'sliver'
- App crashed each time when clicked 'silver'
- Nextbus map links broken
- North ave link for nextbus red route doesn't work
- Some links don't work
- Some links shut down the app
- Sliver crashes
- Slivers cause the app to crash
- Bugs that cause crashing when trying to read research articles
- Stream no longer works (iOS 8.0.2)
- Map crashes
- Map not up to date
- Map crashes a lot
- Map issues
- Transport feature is poor
- NextBus is improved, but showing live map thing doesn't work
- App crashes immediately when clicking 'sliver'
Requested features
12 requests- Allow submission of college applications
- Update app for iPhone 5/new iPod Touch screen size
- Add link or built-in functionality for study space/room reservations
- iPad version
- Add essential sites like T-Square
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- Make map viewable offline
- Fix nextbus map links
- More resource links provided
- Update with new bus stops
- Update to account for new tech trolley stop
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Welcome to UGA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Georgia Tech
No in-app purchases
Welcome to UGA
No in-app purchases
